Table 17b
Adults with diabetes who had a foot examination in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2002
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic (all races)
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   71.7 1.2 72.9 1.3 73.5 1.6 73.0 2.6 63.4 3.3
Age 18-44 58.4 3.7 60.3 4.2 * * * * * *
45-64 73.9 1.9 75.2 2.1 76.0 2.6 74.7 3.8 65.2 4.0
65 and over 73.6 1.9 74.0 2.0 74.5 2.2 72.7 4.6 69.3 5.8
Gender Male 74.1 1.7 75.9 1.9 77.0 2.1 78.3 4.1 61.4 5.2
Female 69.3 1.6 69.9 1.8 69.6 2.2 69.9 3.1 65.2 3.7
Family incomea Negative or poor 68.6 3.2 67.6 3.9 69.4 5.5 * * * *
Near poor/low 70.1 2.5 71.7 2.9 72.9 3.4 * * 62.0 5.7
Middle 69.3 2.2 71.3 2.5 70.7 3.0 * * 58.1 5.3
High 76.2 2.0 76.6 2.0 76.8 2.2 * * * *
Educationb Less than high school graduate 67.0 2.1 68.3 2.5 70.1 3.0 67.0 4.4 63.1 4.4
High school graduate 72.1 2.2 72.6 2.4 72.9 2.8 69.6 4.5 * *
At least some college 75.4 2.1 76.4 2.2 76.2 2.4 * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 72.2 2.1 73.5 2.2 73.6 2.6 76.7 3.8 61.2 5.4
Public only 70.7 3.2 68.8 3.8 * * * * * *
Uninsured 60.0 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 68.6 3.4 68.4 3.7 68.0 4.2 * * * *
Medicare and private 77.2 2.4 77.1 2.5 77.2 2.8 * * * *
Medicare and other public 69.9 4.9 72.3 5.2 * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 73.4 1.7 75.8 1.8 76.1 2.1 78.1 2.9 61.3 4.2
Metropolitan-small 71.5 2.4 71.8 2.7 74.1 3.2 * * 69.1 5.4
Micropolitan 68.3 2.9 68.8 3.1 69.0 3.6 * * * *
Noncore 66.4 4.8 66.3 4.9 66.7 5.5 * * * *
Preferred language English 72.6 1.3 73.2 1.3 73.5 1.6 73.0 2.6 62.5 5.1
Other 64.3 3.7 * * * * * * 63.9 4.1
Born in U.S. Yes 72.8 1.2 73.4 1.3 73.5 1.6 72.3 2.7 65.3 4.4
No 64.5 3.8 * * * * * * 61.6 4.5

aNegative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

bLess than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

cSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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